Alcmenes Explained

Alcmenes
Succession:	King of Sparta
Reign:	c. 740 – 700 BC
Predecessor:	Teleclus
Successor:	Polydorus of Sparta

Alcmenes (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀλκμένης) or Alcamenes, Alkamenos, was the 9th king of Sparta of the Agiad dynasty, from 740 to 700 BC.^[1]

According to Pausanias, he was a commander in the night-expedition against Ampheia, which began the First Messenian War, but died before its 4th year. In his reign Helos was taken, a place near the mouth of the Eurotas, the last independent hold of the old Achaean population, and the supposed origin of the term "helot".^{[2] [3] [4]}

He succeeded his father Teleclus and was succeeded by his son Polydorus.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Clough . Arthur Hugh . Arthur Hugh Clough . Alcamenes . . . 1 . 96 . . Boston . 1867 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110111191541/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0105.html . 2011-01-11 .
2. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
3. [Herodotus]
4. [Plutarch]